Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Discussion] Minimum supported versions for PHP 8.6

Hi

Am 2026-07-02 16:53, schrieb Eric Norris:
> (Tim, I've not added you as an author since I wasn't sure you'd be
> cool with that, but if you'd like I would be more than happy to.)

I'm okay with that.

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And with regard to the RFC itself: Leaving the “Open Issues” and “Future 
Scope” sections empty looks weird. I suggest to either remove them 
completely or insert an explicit “None” or so. The same is true for the 
SAPI impact. The changelog could just be an "- 2026-07-02: Initial 
version" and then "- 2026-07-02: Clarify impact" (see below).

The “References” section should ideally include links to the Pre-RFC 
discussion thread and must include a link to this discussion. For your 
convenience: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/131707 + 
https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/130704).

An “ecosystem impact” of “None” is also almost always wrong. I would 
mention the following (perhaps with a little nicer phrasing).

- For COM_RESET_CONNECTION: The proper reset on persistent connections 
has the (positive) impact that the behavior of persistent connections 
will be more predictable. Of course if folks rely on some connection 
state carrying over across requests, they might see a breaking change.
- Users that want to use the newest PHP version will be required to also 
run newer versions (released in the last 5 years) of other software.

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus